Horse-collar.



PATENTED SEPT; 4, 1906.

T. s. HARRIS.

HORSE COLLAR.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 18. 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 4, 1906.

Application filed October 18,1905. Serial No. 283,291.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS S. HARRIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sacramento, in the county of Sacramento and 5 State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Collars, of which the following is a specification.

I-Ieretofore in this art it has been deemed desirable to produce a horse-collar in which an amply sufficient and durable groove was provided for the hames to rest in, but no such horse-collar has heretofore been known, although many efforts have been made to produce one. By my invention I overcome this defect and at the same time produce a horsecollar which is more durable and requires less material for its manufacture than the horsecollars now in common use.

An embodiment of my invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, which show the complete collar and also sta es in the process of manufacture which wild assist in the comprehension of the invention.

The embodiment shown comprises two substantially tubular parts composed of bent structures which are adapted to be stuffed in any suitable way and with any suitable material and which are laid and fastened to gether, so that their original free edges are substantially in the same plane, one of these parts being bent or turned over the other, forming a deep and amply sufficient groove for the hame to rest in, the bottom of which groove instead of being a seam or row of g 5 stitching is composed of the associated edges of the two tubular arts presenting a bearingsurface, against which the hame rests, and. making a much more durable construction and requiring less material than those hereto- LO fore used.

Figure 1 is a crosssection of my finished horse-collar stuffed and showing hames in position. Fig. 2 is a section showing the two parts of one of the collar members secured to- .5 gether and illustrating the first step in the bent. To one edge of this piece is stitched a row of stitching 2, the strip 3 of canvas or other suitable material, the edge of said strip being doubled upon itself, as shown at 1 in Figs. 3, 4, and 5. Fig. 2 shows the first step in'the process of manufacture and represents the piece of leather 1 and the piece of canvas 2 secured together at one end. hen the part 1 has been bent over to the left and then under and toward the right, the upper hollow member (shown in Fig. 8) will be formed.

The other member is composed of a piece of leather 5 or othersuitable material folded once, as shown in Fig. 3, and laid adjacent to the combined pieces 1 and 3, so that all the edges are in substantially the same plane, as shown in said figure. All these edges are then secured together by any suitable means, preferably by a row of stitching 6 adjacent to said edges and passing through all the parallel layers of material. I now have the two substantially tubular members of a horsecollar, one preferably composed of connected strips of leather and canvas and the other of a strip of folded leather stitched securely together and having all their edges in substantially the same plane. From this structure is formed the horse-collar shown in Figs. 1 and 5. The tubular member 5 is bent over, as shown in Fig. 41, forming a deep recess or groove amply sufficient to receive a hame 7 on each side, as shown in Fig. 1, and it will be particularly noted that as all the edges before this bend was made were in the same plane these same associated edges form the bottom of the groove or recess and afford an exceedingly hard and tough wearing-surface for the hames. This feature forms a marked distinction from collars as previously made in which there is not a sufficient groove for the hames or in which the hames bear against the actual seam, which is the weakest part of the joint. In my construction an amply sufficient groove is provided and the seam itself is entirely protected from the wear caused by contact with the hame. At the same time less material is required for manufacture of the collar.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is I 1. A horse-collar comprising two substantially tubular members suitably stuffed, each member being composed of material bent upon itself and the two being secured together with the edges of such material in substantially the same plane, one member projecting over the other and thereby forming a groove, the bottom of which is the associated edges of both members.

2. A horse-collar comprising two substantially tubular members suitably stuffed, each member being composed of material bent tened together near the edges of the material forming the same, one of said members projecting over the other whereby a groove is formed for the reception of the hames, said groove having in its bottom an edged surface for the hames to wear against while at the same time the fastening is protected from the wear of the hames.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature, in presence of two witnesses, this 29th day of September, 1905.

THOMAS S. HARRIS.

Witnesses:

W. H. DUNSTER, ADoLPH LEMKE. 

